Build it and they will come

Vincent Manancourt

21 December 2017

In its mission to spread pro bono throughout Latin America, the Vance Center has focused on supporting the development of local clearing houses. Here, we explore how these organisations are taking pro bono to the next level

In November, the Buenos Aires bar association signed a historic accord with Argentina’s justice ministry, enabling the province’s clearing house, the Comisión Pro Bono e Interés Público, to provide free legal advice to underprivileged people living in Buenos Aires. Since then, the same ministry has called for public law associations, universities and NGOs across the country to submit proposals to set up local clearing houses.

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